Sterling girls' 3rd shutout win, 3-0

By Jonathan Seib Journal-Advocate sports reporter

Posted:
04/05/2013 11:40:11 AM MDT

STERLING -- Winning three straight games is hard enough -- winning three on the road even more so -- but winning three on the road in a three-game span and all by shutout lets you know that something special is going on.

The Sterling Lady Tigers followed their 3-0 win over Valley on Tuesday and their 2-0 win over Estes Park on Wednesday with a 3-0 win over Community Christian on Thursday.

"The girls are playing really well. It is hard to play back to back to back like that but the momentum from the first game led us through the second game," commented Sterling coach Paula Etl. "In this last game they did a very nice job and we had an opportunity to let some of the younger girls play in the second half."

The Tigers took 27 shots on goal in the win over Community Christian with Elise Atkins putting two through and Jecelle Fetzer knocking in the other. That is six goals on the season for Fetzer. All three goals were assisted, with Kelsie Schaefer, Hannah Schaefer, Shayla Klein and Maggie Adney each getting credited with an assist.

Kelsie Schaefer played the entire game in the goal, tallying two saves and getting her third shutout of the season.

Etl gave a lot of credit to her seniors for the run.

"They have really stepped up for us, not just in their play but in their leadership," the coach said. "A lot of them have experience in back-to-back games and really helped the rest of the team get ready for that.

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One of the big priorities for Sterling, who has primarily been a defensive team the last few years, was getting the ball moving towards the goal and taking more shots. And the Tigers have done that.

"What we have been working on is really starting to show. We have a lot of speed at forward as well so we have girls that can really get it in there, especially with our infield doing such a good job," Etl said. "We are coming along. We are a work in progress."

The Tigers are not done for the week yet, playing one more road game on Saturday against Cornerstone Christian, which is 1-2 on the season. The Tigers are 4-1.

Etl made mention of the junior varsity team as well.

"They have been working hard and there is a lot of talent there. They have been scoring a lot of goals," she said.

The JV team won a 9-0 contest and lost 7-6 most recently.

Sterling plays its next home game on Tuesday when they host Gering, Neb.

"They are always a team that tests us so we are looking forward to that," Etl said.

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